Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. to Open Biergarten at Gore Place in Waltham

A local brewery is going to be setting up an outdoor beer-drinking space at an historic site in the western suburbs of Boston.

According to a Facebook post from the business, Mighty Squirrel Brewing Co. is getting ready to open a biergarten at Gore Place in Waltham, with the 60,000-square-foot space debuting on Friday, May 8 and running through October. The biergarten will be open Thursday through Sunday and will include an 80 x 30 foot tent while offering beers on tap along with hard seltzers, hard smoothies, non-alcoholic beers, and food truck dining options such as clam chowder, wings, birria poutine, salads, harvest bowls, lobster rolls, smash burgers, tikka masala, saag paneer, and more. (Live music will also be part of the plans.) Mighty Squirrel does note that because Gore Place is a working farm with animals, dogs (other than service dogs) are not allowed.

Gore Place is an historic mansion and museum just off Route 20 that was built in the early 1800s and was a summer home for Massachusetts politician Christopher Gore.

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Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell Is Closing; Chelmsford Location to Remain Open

A location of a brewery north of Boston that resides in an historic mill building is shutting down, though its newer location will remain in operation.

According to a source, Navigation Brewing Co. in Lowell is closing its doors, with a Facebook post from the business saying the following:

After 10 amazing years in our Lowell home at Western Ave Studios, we're turning the page to an exciting new chapter — and it's all happening in Chelmsford! While reasons beyond our control mean we have to close our Lowell taproom, this is far from goodbye. In fact, it's a fresh beginning! Our entire operation is moving to 15 Central Square in downtown Chelmsford, where we're already pouring and ready to welcome you with open arms. Lowell, you've been with us since day one, and for that we are forever grateful. The friendships, the celebrations, the memories — we'll carry them with us always. Now, we can't wait for you to find your way to Chelmsford and keep the tradition alive in our vibrant taproom.

The post goes on to say that the last day in business for the Lowell taproom will be Saturday, October 4.

The Lowell location of Navigation Brewing Co. is located within Western Avenue Studios, which is home to a number of artist studios and lofts and which is part of a multi-building complex on the Pawtucket Canal where industrial fabrics had once been made.

The website for Navigation Brewing Co. can be found at https://www.navigationbrewing.com/

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Untold Brewing at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham Has Closed

A South Shore brewery has closed one of its outlets.

According to a source, Untold Brewing has closed its brewery, taproom, and restaurant at the Derby Street Shops in Hingham, with a Facebook post from late February from the business indicating that they had hoped to extend their lease, but that "fortune was simply not on our side." The post indicates that the Hingham location was closed as of March 1, though its Scituate and Plymouth locations remain in operation.

Untold Brewing first opened its brewery, taproom, and restaurant at the Derby Street Shops in the fall of 2022, and it also had a seasonal beer garden on The Green there for three years.

The website for Untold Brewing can be found at https://www.untoldbrewing.com/

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